The Martial Unity

Half a day later, even Rui was starting to get a little bored as he had come to gather nearly all of the data he had wanted. There was nothing new or novel to be gathered from the roots pummeling down the Martial Artists.

In fact, it was quite distasteful to watch. Those Martial Squires were certainly his enemies as warriors of Chairman Deacon but at the same time, they also were fellow Martial Artists. It was unpleasant for him as a Martial Artist to witness his fellow peers get absolutely demolished by a dungeon for Martial Squires.

He definitely held pride amidst his love for his Martial Art, and Martial Art in general, thus he did feel affronted by the end outcome, even if he had entirely predicted that it would come to pass, even if he himself had set into motion the series of events that led to this devastating loss.

"Don't worry, I'll get revenge for all of you," He said, without a single shred of shame. He didn't even realize how shameless the statement was.

Kane, however, did, looking at Rui through the side of his eyes with a skeptical expression. "I don't think you of all people get to say that to them, you know?"

"I don't know what you're talking about," Rui said, getting up.

"Where are you going?" Kane asked.

"The fight has ended, so I'm off to clear the dungeon, of course, and to ensure that a rat doesn't escape," Rui replied.

"Rat? No, wait, you're going to clear it immediately?" Kane asked with a surprised expression. "Shouldn't you, I dunno, prepare more or something?"

"Nope, I'm good," Rui replied with a single word. "You should come along too, you won't be partaking, but knowing you're nearby does help."

"Alright," Kane sighed.

The two of them hurried down until they reached the Root floor, Rui swiftly entered the floor, while Kane stayed back behind.

SHING

Rui drew his sword, activating Gale Force Breathing as he rapidly appeared before Captain Deacon swinging hard.

SLASH

SPLAT

his surprise, he was unable to decapitate the man despite getting a

Rui murmured from behind his mask. "Grade-ten Martial Squires sure are impressive,

and rage, yet his eyes widened as he seemingly made a realization on the

He managed to

SLASH

slash finished

THUD

the ground, rolling

attention had

again,"

not deign to return

the Root was capable of attacking the target anywhere inside the floor after it had triggered the defensive mechanisms, one could not trigger the defensive mechanisms

across the entire floor.

be left alive,') He made sure to thoroughly focus on every single body he came across, inspecting every single one of them to make sure that there

minutes of a thorough

surroundings, diverting his attention inwards. At this moment, the Root very

knew he would die if he didn't get

took effort, but he

He honed his focus.

He gathered his concentration.

He amassed his mind.

embodied his awareness. At that moment, everything could have ceased to

conscious mind in a single direction, it

mind, but it took only ten